Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've been able to post an update on my poster collecting! The past year and a half have been extremely busy for me as I worked on finishing university and making big changes in my life! (That unfortunately meant much less time and money for poster collecting and sharing. I've had to pass on some great opportunities and finds.)
One of those changes involved making a cross-country move from one side of the US to the other. With that came a change in living space after many years at my old apartment. The new apartment I have has been a major upgrade in terms of space and what I can do with my walls! At my old place I ran out of wall space - now even with those same frames up I have so much more space to work with!
Having so much more space also brought up the challenge of figuring out where everything should go and how to maximize my use of wall space. Not only did I have to work with my current framed posters, but also plan for what stuff I want up on my walls in the future! (I have an entire list of measured posters that I will order frames for when I have the opportunity!)
It's definitely been a learning process as I've had to work with some really awkward spaces that were sometimes just a tiny bit too small for what I originally planned as well as learning ow to hang up posters along stairways and high ceilings.
Staring off, here's what I got for the top of the stairs at the entrance to the apartment. I had to plan around the placement of the light switch and railing and I'd like to think it looks decent!
Next up is the living room area. This is still a major work in progress as I'm planning to get more posters framed and hung up in much of the empty space I still have here. I wanted to display the slasher posters together again and thought this looked best. I plan on expanding this with a few more slasher posters, a section for Albert Pyun Films (Radioactive Dreams, Vicious Lips, Alien From L.A.), and Doris Day/50s/60s one sheets and three sheets. I may also get a frame for a Thierry hates "French Grande" poster to swap out occasionally.
This is the TV area of the living room. I had to change my plans for this spot a few times due to the awkward sizing that was just a tiny bit too small for three one sheets and ended up with this. This is directly in front of the stairs to the entrance and third floor (which I will show soon).
Above the fireplace I decided to hang up my British quad frame. Originally I wanted to put my Valley Girls one sheets here, but the quad just seemed to fit perfectly.
Now here are the stairs to the third floor. I decided to place my sex comedy posters here on one side, with the Angel trilogy on the other side. It was difficult trying to find the perfect placement for these to make sure they lined up and looked good since I've never had to work with stairs and railings before. It does bother me though that there's so much empty wall space above them, but it would be impossible to try and hang up anything so high above!
Next to the stairs on the third floor I am beginning my "Tuff Turf" wall. The wall is slightly too small for the original plan I had, but I think it will look good once I get frames for my other Tuff Turf Posters.
Last, here's the start of a wall in my entertainment/guest room. I wanted these to go where my Tuff Tuf wall now is, but they were just a bit too big to all fit and ended up here. It's a sloped, raised ceiling so I decided to just line them up from the lowest point and go from there.
I still have so much free wall space to work with and so many different ways this can go. I have some ideas, but it will all depend on my budget. I am not sure how long I will stay in this apartment as I am looking into purchasing a home for myself later on down the line, but it feels good to have my posters up again.
